lmao!
I always used to give anything a try, these days I don't have time to try things that seem obvious to me, I know if I had designed CSS it would do what I wan't they way I want, but it probably wouldn't be much use for other developers!
So now the the guides and lists are invaluable...
"CSS A-Z"
http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/css/propindex/all.htm
"Indexed reference" to some W3C documents:
http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/css/references/